Pretty Puce is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #849f9a |
| Complementary Color | #607b76 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (348.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Pretty Puce Color. The Plum Wine color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Plum Kitten (#625b5c) for more calm effect. Try Jellybean Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#607b76 is the best complementary color to Pretty Puce. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7b6065 complementary color is Corduroy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Falcon are #7b6072 and #7b6860. Thus found on the left and right of #7b6065 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Falcon and Sand Dune colors as they work well with Pretty Puce.
The split-complementary Pretty Puce palette consists of #60727b and #607b68 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#607b76). Try Nevada and Viridian Green colors in combination with #7b6065, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #7b6065 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pretty Puce. Thus Comet and Willow Grove giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pretty Puce contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Corduroy, Limed Ash, and Dolphin split by 90° on the color wheel. #7b6065 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pretty Puce tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#607b76) and two others. The Willow Grove is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Salt Box – 120° from the complementary Corduroy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #657b60 and #76607b.
In a RGB color space, hex #7b6065 is made of 38% red, 30% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pretty Puce has a hue angle of 348.89°, a saturation of 12.33% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7b6065 is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 51.76% black ink.
| HEX | #7b6065 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(123,96,101) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 30%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.59, 8.63, 51.76 |
| HSL | hsl(348.89,12.33%,42.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(348.89,21.95%,48.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.5311,11.7898,1.3447) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7002,13.5163,14.146) |